Posted on: February 11th, 2010Snow, Cold, and Snowshoes
Author: Jerod Fink
I’ve been slacking quite a bit lately writing for Back 40, chalk it up to winter! Recently I discovered that snowshoeing (who knew they have been around for thousands of years) is my new favorite activity when the snow gets ass deep. It has opened up a whole new world of places to visit in the winter, as here in the upper Midwest without proper transportation winter activities seem to be relegated to the ice fishing house.. Read the rest of this entry »
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As I was sitting in my very cold and wet tree the last night of bowhunting in MN I started thinking of the past season, and the first thought that came to mind was disappointment. This is only the second time in my life that I was not able to harvest a whitetail in my home state. Then I actually started thinking about all my hunts individually and yes there are some that were very uneventful but for the most part I actually had a decent season.
Does this situation sound familiar? It’s the first week of November, and you have taken the entire week off of work to chase the buck of your dreams. The first few days you sit all day long with nary a problem. However, by day three and four you are dreading the alarm clock going off. Hopefully in this article I can highlight a few things that have pulled me through those doldrum periods we all go through during the rut.
Sept. 3rd found some of us at Back 40 heading west on I-94 with dreams of chasing some bucks in the Badlands. After the 10 hour drive from my house, and the 12-14 hour drive for my counterparts in Central WI, we were ready to get out of the trucks and do some hunting.